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• Re: Starting My Vanagon Search - Some Questions Please?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:47:14 -0800
  ...The one with 150k miles felt, looked, and sounded much younger than the one with shorter mileage.
• Re: Clutch release bearing shaft return spring?
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:53:58 -0800
  ...there is a felt seal to keep dust out of the pilot bearing, but it seems to me that it is not a very...
• Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 13:27:39 -0700
  ...It just never felt wide enough. The left side of my foot would be hangin off the side of the pedal. No room to...
• Re: Snarky and in-groupish
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:17:42 -0800
  ...I've felt I have a community all over the US & Canada even if I > haven't met you yet. > > Sure, it has its...
• Appreciation of List members
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:57:48 -0600
  Just felt like sending out a Thank You to all who contribute to the list. It would be very expensive, if not impossible, to...
• Cool Westy Syncro!
  Historical mailing list - Gregory S. Morrison
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:33:45 -0800
  ...a Syncro too! Awesome!!!" For a brief moment this old man felt Kool again. Thanks anonymous young couple for making my day! It's...
• Paranormal VW activity in Alaska...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 14:23:21 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...Maybe the van felt his pain? Chris Wyatt '87 Syncro GL Fairbanks, Alaska
• front end
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 10:58:05 EDT
  ...I jacked up the front end and could not find anything that felt loose. The boots on the upper ball joints are cracked but...
• Vandals last night ... can the Huns be far behind
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:12:37 -0700
  ...my disappointment was confirmed as i felt the last bit of worried metal complete the fatigue ... there i was on the street with my...
• anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 17:17:10 -0700
  ...The brake pedal felt tall in the morning when we started out. 50 miles into the drive, I felt the pedal bottoming. A couple...
• Suspension Question
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 22:41:58 -0700
  Lately it seems as though every little thing that my wheels roll over is heard and felt. Sometimes I wonder if something is going...
• Re: Not a happy camper :(
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 15:44:23 -0700
  Liz Maher wrote: >...got off the highway and were on a secondary road when my DH said it >"felt funny". Not a minute later...
• help: locked e-brake?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Agh
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:45:20 -0800
  ...It felt as if something was locking up one of the rear wheels. The e-brake also felt very tight even when released. I...
• Re: What's the holdup? Power windows ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:59:55 -0400
  ...Dirty felt tracks increase the drag a lot. Blow out the tracks with compressed air to clear as much of the dirt as possible...
• Re: Movement felt in the Shift Stick.
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:58:56 -0700
  ...Movement felt in the Shift Stick. Not the best title, but its where I pick up the signs... With my hand on the shift...
• Todd Hill: R.Feuerriegel's syncro vibration
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:52:10 -0800
  ...With the shaft out, I have at times felt a quick tremor in the steering wheel. Nothing lasting more than a second or so...
• Re: Help in northern Ontario...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:23:39 -0400
  ...She call me and told me she felt stupid about keeping driving with that noise... but! they call CAA and CAA (Same as AAA...
• Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:44:31 -0700
  ...the felt pilot bearing dust shield.. I have seen 'too many times' where the little metal ring that keeps it in place in the...
• Addendum: was vented catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 08:35:45 -0600
  ...The outer boot, the inner boot and a felt liner sealed in between. Additionally, there are air bladders that can be inflated to make...
• Re: Washing rear cushion cover
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 09:48:02 -0400
  ...I decided to avoid getting the felt bottom wet, though--it didn't need cleaning. Getting the cover back on is a bear though...
• Out of storage!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 5 May 2013 01:42:16 -0500
  ...Dropped a freshly charged battery in and fired right up! Felt great. So this will be the first of many seasonal questions � :) Here's...
• Re: I agree with Jim & Gary on this. Ebay is not the list
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 00:07:30 EST
  In a message dated 2/21/02 11:12:54 PM, hradek@YAHOO.COM writes: << Jim, I felt the same way, just didn't...
• Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
  Historical mailing list - Airic
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:48:04 -0600
  ...I was > amazed at how solid and tight the front end felt after changing all > the ball joints. Less wobbling around in the wind...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:06:57 -0700
  ...Shifter felt similar or same as other 2 older style ones. But since the reverse light is now constantly on, this may be a...
• Brake dilemna continnued.............
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:23:57 -0500
  ...Brakes felt a little better. Decided to check booster vacuum, check valve. Check valve good, blows one direction, and it is pointed in the...
• Re: Harmonic clutch
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:14:42 -0700
  ...I put in a Luk clutch kit and new > seals, which included a felt seal for the pilot bearing. > > I experienced a pilot bearing...
• Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 5 May 2017 18:05:06 -0700
  ...There was maybe one that felt a tiny tiny bit loose, some others turned slightly with a tiny more amount of torque (turned maximum...
• Another project?
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:16:38 -0800
  My Vanagon has always felt 'nose heavy' to me. What I recently did was move my spare tire to the right rear corner (inside...
• Small trip report
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 8 Mar 2023 18:12:38 -0500
  ...We spent the time in the city and this was not camping season so I felt lucky to have had the few sightings. Eric...
• Re: anti-tailgater
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:17:47 -0500
  ...I felt also a realy nose eating smell. What was >that? I found that some "ingenious" drivers I'd guess some sulfur compound. Or...
• Re: VW President Dr.Ing. Ferdinand Pijch's 60th birthday
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Wed, 7 May 1997 13:07:45 -0400
  This is a serious subject, and my reply to Thomas grew beyond what I felt was appropriate in length and scope for this list...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 07:59:12 EST
  ...Anyway, if you want an alternative to Dynamat get some heavy construction felt like #30 or #60 and cut it into the shape and...
• Re: Sliding window glass removal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 20 May 2015 09:50:08 -0700
  ...I have new window guides and felt to replace. Also, I'm gonna tint the glass. Now the window guides and the tint can...
• Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:40:09 -0500
  Of the smaller O rings, is one made of felt? There's a felt O ring which installs up against the pilot bearing. This...
• Switching from GL5 to GL4 Gear Oil: Findings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Jan 2016 09:25:06 -0800
  ...Once the Redline MT90 was in, even with the engine off and cold, shifting felt MUCH smoother. Like it felt normal. On the test...
• Re: Samba ad response
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:05:58 -0500
  ...The people he said "you've got to go" to felt lousy. It didn't >matter that his opinion of them didn't matter...
• Re: V-belt failure & engine health
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:25:52 +1200
  ...I felt for heat coming >from the vents and felt none suspecting a broken belt. I drove about 10 >miles/10 minutes before stopping...
• Re: Tiring Question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 May 94 00:30:43 EDT
  ...However, when I placed stock size tires (185-14's) on the front, it felt like I had power steering. Those wider tires do...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:39:37 -0700
  ...I got to the point that I felt that I needed to get away from it or I would do some serious and regrettable...
• Re: New Conversion Candidate?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 09:29:54 -0600
  Am I the only one that felt a little tingle in that certain place when I read this? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: 1985 1.9l Gas - just took 300 mile trip, now no start?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:47:58 -0400
  ...Did you know you are supposed to add a drop of oil to the felt button under the rotor at every oil change? Ken...
• Re: sanden sd508 vs sd709
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:59:09 -0400
  ...cylinders.The 508 is very choppy and this choppiness is easily felt by the driver. BD has your best price. About $300 for a...
• Re: 2WD 5-speed transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:10:04 -0700
  ...bill felton, ca On Jun 2, 2008, at 2:49 PM, Roger Sisler wrote: > 3 grand for a 5- speed? A Prius hybrid would...
• Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:45:13 -0500
  ...The main benefit of option #2 is that the felt > > > seal and the un-available metal sleeve in the flywheel center are no > > > longer...
• Re: Care and feeding of pilot bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 07:04:57 -0400
  ...one install the new one? I would assume: > > Make sure the felt washer/seal between the flywheel and crankshaft is still there. Replace if...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:51:44 -0500
  John, Darrell put in a new felt seal. He put in a new pilot bearing. I did not see the pilot bearing bushing, but...
• Power window lube
  Historical mailing list - Trev
  Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:46:17 -0700
  ...windows; I'm looking for a suggested lubricant for the vertical felt slider rails. My driver's and especially my Passenger side window is...
• Re: Cruise Control Afterfit?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 20 May 2006 21:26:23 -0700
  ...the wires are already > there? <please, please> > > The way my leg felt last time on a 10 hour drive, I could sure > appreciate one! >
• Re: how many on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:11:06 -0500
  ...Would you have felt better with 7 "905s" and one that was wise? Mike Maggie Dew wrote: > So far: eight wisea**es and one...
• Injectors, Plugs, and Performance (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:23:46 -0700
  ...For some time I had what felt like a partial miss, if there is such a thing. On acceleration it felt like one cylinder...
• Win some and loose some VW emblem success.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 29 Aug 2014 18:27:42 -0400
  ...something felt not quite right. After Somme investigation the front emblem felt loose. I wiggled it and with a little effort, it fell off...
• Re: Need a (gasp) dealer-only part, and the dealer is inept
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 19:39:08 -0500
  ...I need to replace the grey-colored felt strips that > slide into a metal groove along the inside base of the sliding side > windows...
• Re: Another hazard -- battery acid (battery box treatment)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 23:00:23 -0800
  ...Imparts (http://www.imparts.com), >sell "Battery Mat," a yellow felt 1/4 inch thick rectangle >said to absorb and neutralize battery acid. $9...
• Re: Vancouver Earthquake?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 20:30:15 -0700
  ...Didn't feel it just east of Seattle, but my wife felt it in downtown > Seattle. Our friends north of the border doing OK...
• Re: upholstering the rear bench seat, 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 00:58:27 +0000
  ...foam on the rear seat/bed, and used the cheap stuff. Felt like sitting on a wooden bench. You want high density foam-costs...
• Re: Movement felt in the Shift Stick.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:19:55 -0700
  ...Movement felt in the Shift Stick. > > Not the best title, but its where I pick up the signs... With my hand on > the shift...
• Re: Air Deflector Cardboards
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 9 May 2012 17:22:51 -0400
  � Years ago, I took up the carpet and underlayment, then put down a layer of aluminum against felt/wool scrap material on top of...
• Re: Cargo Hauls (better late than never)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 18:18:06 -0400 (EDT)
  Hey now Last weekend, I threw down a tarp in the interior of the '77 Westy and hauled what felt like about a half...
• [F] Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 10:29:10 -0500
  ...She was very sick for several days and she finally went to a doctor since she had never felt that way before.
• Re: Flywheel Sleeve - WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:51:56 -0700
  ...the seal in it and you then don't need that felt bearing to keep the dust out. > Just so you know the sach...